Burke, North Valley down Phoenix

MERLIN — Tristan Burke has become the consummate playmaker for the North Valley football team.

MERLIN — Tristan Burke has become the consummate playmaker for the North Valley football team.

The senior quarterback ran for one touchdown and passed for two more as North Valley clinched at least a share of the Skyline Conference championship with a 29-13 victory over Phoenix at the Knights Coliseum Friday.

It's North Valley's first conference crown since 2008 and the Knights (7-1, 4-0 Sky) can claim the title outright with a win over rival Hidden Valley next Friday.

The Knights took the opening kickoff and drove 65 yards in eight plays, capped by Burke's 25-yard touchdown pass to Jesse Guthrie.

Burke finished another 65-yard drive in the second quarter with a 20-yard TD run that sent the Knights into halftime with a 15-0 lead.

Phoenix answered in the third quarter on junior quarterback Andrew Reynoso's 30-yard scoring run. But the Knights answered back when Burke found Kyle Rose behind the Pirates' secondary for a 72-yard touchdown.

"We ask a lot of (Burke)," said North Valley coach Todd Willaman. "He threw the ball well when he needed to. We have a lot of playmakers and he has some good options to go to."

Burke ran nine times for 65 yards and was 10-of-15 passing for 154 yards and no interceptions.

Austin Neil was the Knights' leading rusher with 71 yards on 14 carries.

Reynoso accounted for 101 of 173 rushing yards for Phoenix.

"(Reynoso) is a tough runner," said Willaman. "They ran the veer well. I was worried coming into the game because they're so young and they get better every week."

Phoenix 0 0 7 6 — 13

North Valley 8 7 7 7 — 29

NV — Guthrie 25 pass from Burke (Burke run)

NV — Burke 20 run (Chirnside kick)

P — Reynoso 30 run (Deras kick)

NV — Rose 72 pass from Burke (Chirnside kick)

P — Morris 6 run (run failed)

NV — Neil 1 run (Chirnside kick)

KLAMATH UNION 42, HIDDEN VALLEY 12 — At Klamath Falls, Klamath Union built a 35-0 lead before Hidden Valley got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter of the Skyline game.

Jonathan Munoz ran for 153 yards on 15 carries and scored on runs of 16 and 9 yards for the Pelicans (6-2, 3-1 Sky).

CASCADE CHRISTIAN 63, ILLINOIS VALLEY 13 — Brandon Williams compiled 242 yards from scrimmage and four total touchdowns in the first half alone as Cascade Christian breezed to the SCH win at U.S. Cellular Community Park.

The Challengers (9-0) allowed just 35 rushing yards and 115 yards overall, most of which came on the final drive of the game for Illinois Valley.

Quarterback Daniel Scottow passed for 115 yards and three touchdowns for Cascade Christian, which led 49-10 by halftime.

Illinois Valley 7 3 0 3 — 13

Cascade Christian 21 28 14 0 — 63

CC — Brite 6 run (Parker kick)

CC — Martin 10 pass from Scottow (Parker kick)

IV — Sanchez 8 run (Sanchez kick)

CC — Williams 54 run (Parker kick)

CC — Scottow 1 run (kick failed)

CC — Olson 21 interception return (Williams run)

CC — Williams 60 pass from Scottow (Parker kick)

IV — FG Sanchez 39

CC — Williams 80 run (Parker kick)

CC — Main 10 pass from Scottow (Parker kick)

CC — Brite 4 run (Parker kick)

IV — FG Sanchez 30

ROGUE RIVER 12, BONANZA 6 — At Rogue River, Seth Gretz caught a 14-yard pass from Andy Valencia as time expired to improve the Chieftains' record to 3-4 overall.

Gretz had just three catches for 23 yards, but two of them went for touchdowns for Rogue River.

Alex Valencia contributed 186 yards on 28 carries for the Chieftains, who rushed for 310 yards as a team.